With its sparkling floors and quiet hallways, the brand-new, $100 million Volcano Vista High is waiting to open this week to its first students -- about 500 West Side freshmen.
Dressed in the brand new "Hank the Hawk" mascot suit, a faculty member who declined to give his real name greets students and parents at registration.
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Robert Maldonado, 14, races ahead of friends down the stairs at the West Side high school.
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Tennis balls protect the floor and dampen sound in room A203. The floors throughout the new, $100 million high school are modern, decorative concrete.
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A silver bow and purple lock help one locker stand out amongst the many. The new school features an earth-tone color scheme.
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